Faucet connecter



Nov.A 2 1926'.

H. L.. BRUEN FAUCET CONNECTER` Filed sept. 21,V 1923 Patented Nov.l 2, 1926.

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HENRYL, BRUEN, F ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

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Application led September 21, 1923. Serial No. 664,043.

rThis invention peratins to an improved connection for bath sprays and the like. The present structure is' an improvement upon that set forth in Letters Patent Nd 'la 846,905, granted to me'under date of March 12, 1907. While the structure set forth in that patent has given in general satisfactory results, instances have occurred where the gasket or washer has been forced out of Du position, rendering the structure inoperative and likewise causing annoyance to the user and a splashing of thewater.

The present invention provides means whereby the gasket is more securely locked l in place and its displacement in the act of positioning of the. connecter upon a faucet or reducer is obviated.

ln the drawing: Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the 9-0 connecter; v

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of themain body of the structure with the gasket and retaining cap removed;

Fig. 3 a like view of the retaining cap; and y i d V` i i lig. ,fl a perspective view tion of the gasket.

Y ln said figures 1 denotes the main body of the connecter provided at its lower end with a reduced neck 2 over which therdinary rubber tubing as 3 is drawn. The body is `produced from sheet metal sp f to form, and adjacent its upper end is provided with an outwardl extending annular shouldef'rd` V3 formed by ending the metal back upon itself. Arising from said shoulder is an annular threaded section 5 4and above this is an inwardly projecting shoulder 6 from the inner edge o which there is an upwardly 0 exteding wall or collar 7.

The metal at the upper end of the collar \is bent outwardly, forming a dat fac'e or ange 8, and the edge of the material' is then turned downwardl forming Ia downthat 't ere is produced at the upper end of the connecter an annular pocket lformedby the shoulder 6, the walLor collar 7, the Bange' Bland the downwardly extending lip 9.,y l

The asket, best' shown in Fig. 4, isproduced rom rubber molded to the desired form and has a downwardly extending contracted tubular portion 10 jas is usual, the upper portion ofV which 4merges into the annular body 11, which is provided onv its under sidewithan annular' inverted L- partly inl secs wardl extending lip 9. hus'it will be seenshaped groove 12, thus producing what may ln assembling the parts, this lip or flange 13 is sprung under downwardly extending lip 9 so that the flange 13 seats itself in the pocket formed at the upper end of the connecter as above described and as shown in Fig. 1. There is thus produced an interlock between the upper end or head of the gasket and the upper end -of the connecter 1. `While such interconnection might be suilicient for ordinary usage, it is deemed advisable to employ a cap piece to securely hold the gasket in place. Such cap is shown in Fi s. 1 and 3 and is denoted generally by lll. it has a downwardly extending threaded portion 15 and an inwardly extending vflange 16. rihe threaded portion is designed to engage the threaded portion 5 of the head, the shoulder d forming a stop to prevent the cap from being screwed down too far. The inwardly extending dan e 16 as will be best seen upon reference to 4ig. 1, contacts the .upper face of the body11.

The members 7, 8 and 9 form in edect an annular Bange which is complemental to the groove 12 of the gasket. ln other words, the ange-on the connecter enters and fills the groove. 12 and embraces and, encloses the fiange on the gasket.

F rom theA foregoing it Will be seen that the flange on the upper part of the connecter 1 forms an interlock with theflangeA on the gasket and this interlocking relation is maintained at all times by the presence of the cap 14 which'pr'events the flange 13 from being' stretched and curled outwardly, and withdrawn from the flange on the head when the gasket is forced onto or withdrawn from the faucet or connecter.

What is claimed is 1.r In a hose connecter for bath sprays, the combination of a hollow body provided with an upstanding threaded portion; a flange located above said portion havin a. downwardly extendinglip, said flange an li` lying within the circumferential limits of) the threaded portion; a gasket havinga centrally disposed faucet engaging element 'and likewise provided with an annular upwardly extending fia-nge on. its under face adjacent the .periphery thereof lsald Bange engagin the flange and lip on the body portion; an a. cap having engagement with the 'upstanding threaded portion aforesa1d and ico over the flanges and likewise preventing lateral outward displacement of the flange.

of the gasket.

2. In a hose connecter for bath sprays, A

the combination of a hollow body; an annular upstanding flange formed as an integral portion of said body, said flange being of a diameter less than that of the body and likewise having a depending lip also of a diameter less than that of the body and a gasket having a centrally disposed faucet engaging element, and an L-shaped groove formed in its underfa'ce engaging the flange and lip aforesaid and making a locking engagement therewith.

3. In a hose connecter for bath sprays, the combination of a hollow body provided with an annular flange at its upper end,-

said flange having a depending lip, said flange and lip lying within thecircumferential limits of the hollow body; a gasket having a centrally disposedfaucet engaging element and an annular L-shaped groove formed in its under face engaging the flange and lip aforesaid and making a locking engagement therewith; and means secured to the body and overlying the upper marginal Vjacent the periphery thereof,

portion of the gasket for additionally securing the gasket in place and likewise preventing lateral outward displacement of the flange of the gasket.

4. In a hose connecter fr bath sprays, the combination of a hollow body provided with an upstanding threaded portion, a 35 horizontally-disposed shoulder projecting inwardly therefrom, an upstanding collar formed as an extension of the inward portion of said shoulder, an outwardly extending flange formed around the upper portion of said collar, a downwardly extending annular lip formed at the periphery of said flange, said last-named collar, flange and lip lying within the circumferential limits of the threaded portion; a gasket having a centrally disposed faucet engaging element and likewise provided with an annular upwardly extending flange on its underface adsaid flange engaging the shoulder, the collar, the flange and the lip aforesaid, the body of the gasket overlying the body flange.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY L. BRUEN. 

